The Spanish Public Ministry requested a sentence of eight years and two months in prisonas well as the payment of a fine amounting to 23 million euros, to the Colombian singer Shakira, now formally accused of six crimes of tax fraud against the State.
In the thesis of the Public Ministry, artist born in Barranquilha left unpaid 145 million euros in property and income taxes. According to El País, the six alleged crimes are considered aggravated by the large amount of money and the use of companies in tax havens.
The only mitigating factor admitted by the authorities is the fact that Shakira has made available 17.2 million euros to resolve irregularities committed between 2012 and 2014, the period in which the six alleged crimes were committed.
The singer already resided with her ex-husband, Gerard Piqué, in Barcelona, so, in light of financial laws, she had to assume the tax charges of a Spanish inhabitant. This is, at least, the argument of the Public Ministry after two tax technicians looked in detail at Shakira’s bills and social media posts in Barcelona.
In the coming weeks, the The Esplugues court must issue an order to open an oral trial, explains El País, which can force Shakira to give statements on the bench. This is how an agreement is reached because the artist will have to confirm it. But, according to the same newspaper, the trial should proceed normally, with no last-minute deals in sight.
Source: Observadora
